How long does it take to turn waste into soil, compost and worm castings in a Subpod?

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• How much worm castings are produced per Subpod? / What is the volume of worm castings per Subpod?

  The amount of worm castings will vary depending on your food scrap wastage.  If you add 30 litres of food to the Subpod weekly, then it will take approximately 6 months to generate 80 liters/21 US gallons of worm castings.   During the initial setup ...

• I was told that compost worms can’t live in soil. How do the worms aerate and get nutrients to the soil around the subpod if they can’t survive there?

  In nature composting worms live in the top layer of a forest floor, which is high in organic matter. In other words, they need high amounts of organic matter (your food scraps) to thrive. Subpod creates this environment, and in the beginning, your ...

• If I had the Subpod underground, do I need to take out my compost or can it just be in there decomposing?

  The Subpod is designed to sit about ¾ underground and about 1/4 above ground to insure good airflow for making the very best compost and keeping the worms healthy. The food waste you add to the Subpod is converted to high quality worm casting ...

• Once the compost is in do you need to turn it over ? Or it just rots down and then you scoop it out ?

  The magic behind Subpod is that you aerating (turning it) every time you feed it, this is a simple process that takes about 60 seconds. Although Subpod feeds the surrounding soil, eventually it will fill up (6-12months) at that point the lid is large ...

• Why choose a Subpod? What makes a Subpod special? How does Subpod work?

  Subpod is a unique invention which combines worms and composting underground.  The Subpod has a series of holes throughout the box which allow the worms to move freely in and out.  This means the surrounding soil is aerated and nutrients delivered ...